In FY18, the DoE took action against 571 polluting industries as compared to 1,049 in FY17. Furthermore, the DoE took action against 579 polythene producers in FY18, which is 57% lower than the previous fiscal year. River water around Dhaka is not suitable for drinking due to industrial pollution, sound pollution in the capital is at near unbearable levels, and the mortality rate due to environmental pollution in Bangladesh is almost double the world average. Enforcement operations and awareness building programs have to be run simultaneously to stem the tide of pollution” he added. DoE Additional Director General Kazi Sarwar Imtiaz Hashmi said: “To operate mobile court and enforcement drives, we need police.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 20, 2019 17:15 UTC